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Pelagius

DEFINITIONS OF: Pelagius

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n a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)

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monastic, monk
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
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